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Legg Mason appoints Senior Research Analyst

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
Legg Mason Australian Equities has appointed Andrew Chambers as senior research analyst covering listed property, infrastructure and utilities. Chambers will report to head of research Michael Slack and will provide research support to portfolio manager ...

Illiquid assets boost returns: APRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
... different approaches to the asset structure are further reflected in not-for-profit funds tending to hold these assets as property while retail funds tend to hold them as private equity. Valuation concerns are manageable as "trustees generally rely on ...

ASIC seeks interim orders against Equititrust

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... issuing new interests in the scheme, redeeming, cancelling or modifying existing members' interests and dealing with any property held or controlled by Equititrust in its capacity as the responsible entity of the scheme. The orders in relation to EPCIF ...

Fidelity: Government intervention cause for concern

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... are increasing their tendency to micro manage business in order to achieve macro goals, particularly in the banking, property and environmental areas. "Despite this, it is clear that if we can get some strong leadership from politicians and more confidence ...

Infra transport spending to jump 123%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... double to $41 billion over the next decade, but that is still only an estimated 6% of the nation's infrastructure backlog. Property specialists CBRE have just released a report detailing 20 years of transport infrastructure in Australia and in it they ...

Prime Super to provide mezzanine finance facility

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
... Australian superannuation funds to, over time, increase their interest in providing financing capital for the Australian property sector", said Kui Ng, partner at Access. Access Capital Advisers (Access) has been Prime Super's asset consultants since ...

Lachlan Partners diversifies into FI, alternatives

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
... Low equity returns relative to other opportunities has spurred Lachlan Partners to diversify away from equities towards property, fixed interest and alternatives to cater for clients wanting to diversify their investment base. "Volatility in overseas ...

Super strategy needed for retirees

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
... they should be careful of is using the balance in their SMSF to buy illiquid, low-yielding assets such as an investment property as this can cause problems in meeting pension payments as well as probable capital gains issue if it can't be sold easily ...

Blackstone appoints Future Fund's Costello

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
... offices around the world. The firm's most recent investments in Australia and New Zealand include the acquisition of Valad Property Group in Australia, as well as the Antares Restaurant Group in New Zealand.

Trust company considers outsourcing while MITs drive growth

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... company is now trustee to 24 MITs, supervising over $4 billion in assets and expects overseas appetite for Asian commercial property to continue to drive growth.